Vicky
Kaushal's
first
look
from
field
marshal
Sam
Manekshaw
biopic
|
FilmiBeat
Vicky
Kaushal
whose
name
is
synonymous
with
plenty
of
power-packed
performances,
is
back
with
yet
another
interesting
story.
The
actor
will
be
playing
the
legendary
army
man,
Sam
Maneckshaw
in
Meghna
Gulzar's
next
which
will
be
produced
by
Ronnie
Screwvala.
It
will
be
the
4th
outing
for
Vicky
and
Ronnie
together
who
have
had
a
spate
of
successful
collaborations
in
URI,
Love
per
square
foot
and
Lust
Stories
before
this.
Sharing
his
first
look
from
the
film,
the
actor
wrote,
"The
swashbuckling
general
&
the
first
Field
Marshal
of
India-
SAM
MANEKSHAW.
I
feel
honoured
&
proud
of
getting
a
chance
to
unfold
his
journey
on-screen.
Remembering
him
on
his
death
anniversary
&
embracing
the
new
beginnings
with
@meghnagulzar
and
@RonnieScrewvala."
Sam
Manekshaw
or
Sam
Bahadur
as
he
was
popularly
known
was
born
on
3rd
April
1914
in
Amritsar.
Born
to
a
Parsi
family,
he
wanted
to
be
a
doctor
much
like
his
military-doctor
father.
But,
fate
had
something
else
in
store
for
him.
He
became
the
part
of
the
first
intake
of
40
cadets
of
Indian
Army
in
1932
by
clearing
the
Indian
Military
Academy
(IMA)
entrance
examination.
He
served
as
a
captain
with
the
Frontier
Force
Regiment
in
Burma
during
World
War
II
and
clinched
victory
against
the
Japanese.
As
a
young
captain
while
posted
in
Burma
and
fighting
a
war
with
the
Japanese
in
1942,
he
was
often
critically
wounded
with
one
instance
leading
him
having
as
many
as
9
bullets
in
his
body.
While
battling
for
life,
his
valiant
Sikh
orderly
Sepoy
Sher
Singh
came
to
his
rescue
and
saved
him
from
certain
death.
One
of
his
famous
quotes
is,
"If
a
man
says
he
is
not
afraid
of
dying,
he
is
either
lying
or
is
a
Gorkha"
Sam
Manekshaw
was
decorated
with
a
Military
Cross
(MC)
for
his
exemplary
courage
during
this
period.
He
cheated
death
on
a
few
occasions,
both
on
the
battlefield
and
away
from
it.
He,
however,
lived
on
to
be
a
nonagenarian
dying
in
Wellington,
Tamil
Nadu
on
27th
June
2008
at
the
age
of
94.
Sam
Bahadur-led
the
country
to
victory
against
Pakistan
in
1971,
which
eventually
led
to
the
liberation
of
Bangladesh.
Another
one
of
his
famous
quotes
came
when
asked
what
would
have
happened
had
he
opted
for
Pakistan
during
partition,
to
which
he
cheekily
replied,
"then
Pakistan
would
have
won
all
wars"
He
was
the
first
Indian
Army
officer
to
be
promoted
to
the
rank
of
Field
Marshal
and
was
also
honoured
with
the
Padma
Vibhushan,
the
nation's
second
highest
civilian
award.
On
the
death
anniversary
of
the
iconic
man
-
RSVP
-
that
has
always
been
inclined
to
bringing
stores
that
must
be
told
to
celluloid
-
is
pleased
to
unveil
Vickys
look
in
the
film
that
goes
on
floors
late
next
year.
The
script
is
written
by
Bhavani
Iyer
and
Shantanu
Shrivastava
along
with
Meghna.
"Sam
Manekshaw's
name
will
be
etched
in
history
as
one
of
the
greatest
soldiers
and
minds
India
has
ever
seen.
Young
India
desperately
needs
role
models
to
look
up
to,
needs
to
be
educated
on
the
contribution
made
by
this
icon
to
India
---
as
we
know
it
today.
I
could
not
have
asked
for
a
better
storyteller
than
Meghna
to
collaborate
with
on
this
one
and
will
be
a
treat
to
do
this
with
Vicky
again"
says
Ronnie
Screwvala"
Meghna
who
will
be
directing
Vicky
for
the
second
time
after
their
smash
hit
RAAZI,
adds,
"This
film
has
been
brewing
between
RSVP
and
me,
for
some
time
now.
With
Vicky
now
coming
on
board
to
play
Field
Marshal
Sam
Manekshaw,
it
has
begun
to
simmer.
Looking
forward
to
things
to
come
to
fruition
one
step
at
a
time."
"It's
an
absolute
honor
for
me
to
be
getting
the
opportunity
to
portray
the
life
of
Sam
Manekshaw.
Reuniting
with
Ronnie
and
Meghna
feels
like
Home
because
of
the
tremendous
comfort
level
we
share.
We
are
thrilled
to
bring
forward
the
story
of
this
fearless
patriot
and
the
first
Field
Marshal
of
India."
says
Vicky
Kaushal.
Meanwhile,
do
you
folks
think
Vicky
is
an
apt
choice
for
the
film?
Let
us
know
your
thoughts
in
the
comment
section
below.